Contemplative Light is so pleased to introduce Reese LeBlanc. Reese holds a Master of Theological Studies from Lipscomb University and is currently pursuing a Master of Theology at Vanderbilt Divinity School. In this first post, he shares a deeply personal piece about keeping Maundy Thursday Vigil and all that this experience revealed.
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In today’s Centering Prayer tip, Rich talks about how God is within and suggests that silent prayer helps us discover God’s indwelling presence.
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Roger Butts offers a beautiful contemplation on prayer, dying, and the never ending call to rise up. Enjoy!
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One of our contributors, Justin Coutts, maintains a group on Facebook called “The Virtual Chapel.” He posted a question to the group. Do you believe in original sin? This is my snarky answer, followed by additional consideration.
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In today’s tip on Centering Prayer, Rich compare ordinary prayer with contemplative prayer. Are they different?
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Contemplative light is pleased to shared a featured post by artist and writer, Keren Dibbens-Wyatt. Keren writes about how human beings need markers to keep track of things and the way this plays out in the contemplative life.
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In this featured article, Keith Kristich asks the important question: what if spirituality has a more practical end than feeling spiritual all the time? What if spirituality and all our spiritual practices are simply means of making us more human and more lovingly so?
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In today’s tip, Rich talks about the purpose of Centering Prayer and how he used to think it was to be filled with God. What changed?
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In this short reflection, Roger Butts, shares how a simple moment in time – treatments endings, a bell ringing – reveals the work to be done.
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In this week’s tip, Rich Lewis answers the question, “Is it ok to practice Centering Prayer on my back?”
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Devotional singer, composer, and lifelong student of the mystical traditions, Carrie Grossman, shares a poem with us today – Beneath the painted masks of personality, I am consort of eternity.
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Tim Moon offers a deep and compelling look at the connection between human misery and the fear of death.
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This week Rich suggests bringing our long-terms and key decisions to God in Centering Prayer.
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Richard Rohr has a superpower: the ability to clearly articulate what it means to live out a nondual perspective amidst the turbulent seas of modern life while remaining connected to the Christian tradition. Marc Thomas Shaw reviews Rohr’s latest book: The Wisdom Pattern: Order, Disorder, Reorder.
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Roger Butts shares a beautiful poem. Listen closely and you just might hear the sound of the bell.
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This week Rich talks about working through the struggles. Enjoy your Tuesday tip.
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This week, Tim Moon writes about various sources of mindfulness, what they are and what they’re not.
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A nice long chat with Gary Gach on meditation, Alan Watts, Leonard Cohen, and all sorts of...
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In this heartfelt and perhaps difficult conclusion to our series on navigating the world today, guest writer and friend of this project, Bob Lewis, asks us to consider what it might mean to love ourselves unconditionally.
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